All Abu Dhabi articles – Page 5

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival: Arab filmmakers recount troubled beginnings

2012-10-16T17:20:00Z

Five leading Arab filmmakers outlined the difficulties they experienced in launching their careers in a troubled region at an Abu Dhabi Film Festival panel on Tuesday.

Reviews

Songlap

2012-10-16T17:09:00Z

Dirs: Effendee Mazlan, Fariza Azlina Isahak. Malaysia. 2012. 100mins

Reviews

Cursed Be The Phosphate

2012-10-16T10:36:00Z

Dir: Sami Tlili. Lebanon-Qatar-Tunisia-UAE. 2012. 84mins

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Abu Dhabi Film Festival: DeSouza brings 3D motion capture to the masses

2012-10-15T16:47:00Z

3D supervisor Clyde DeSouza explained how 3D and motion capture technology - normally the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters - is becoming accessible to low-budget and indie filmmakers, during his 3D Master Class at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.

Comment

On a magic carpet ride

2012-10-15T16:33:00Z

The vibrant and glamorous annual Arabian Nights party acts as the perfect centrepiece to the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, blending festival veterans who have been there from day one with bleary-eyed jet-lagged film folk who have just arrived from film festivals in Busan or London.

Features

Lu Chuan

2012-10-15T16:09:00Z

One of China’s most innovative filmmakers, Lu Chuan has attempted to reinvent the Chinese historical epic with The Last Supper, which screens at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in the Narrative Competition.

Reviews

Mumbai’s King

2012-10-15T10:40:00Z

Dir/scr: Manjeet Singh. India. 2012. 78mins

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Moët musings....

2012-10-14T16:48:00Z

The annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s Moët & Chandon party is a natural fit into the golden opulence of the Emirates Palace Hotel.

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Hala Alabdalla

2012-10-14T16:41:00Z

Paris-based filmmaker Hala Alabdalla was in the middle of making her documentary, As If We Were Catching A Cobra, about cartoonists and caricature artists in Syria and Egypt, when revolution swept the region.

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Manjeet Singh

2012-10-14T16:29:00Z

The director talks about his debut feature Mumbai’s King, about slum kids in India.

Features

UPDATED: Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012 slideshow

2012-10-13T16:23:00Z

Photos from this year’s festival which kicked off with Richard Gere-starring Arbitrage.

Features

Sam Kadi

2012-10-13T16:17:00Z

The Syria-born, US-based filmmaker talks about his debut feature The Citizen.

Features

Effendee Mazlan

2012-10-13T15:26:00Z

Malaysian husband-and-wife filmmaking team, Effendee Mazlan and Fariza Azlina Isahak, have gone against the grain of the unabashedly commercial Malay-language film industry with Songlap, a drama about the illegal trafficking of babies.

Comment

Going for gold

2012-10-13T12:11:00Z

The Emirates Palace, venue for the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, includes an ATM that dispenses gold. Sadly, only to those who can afford it.

Reviews

As If We Were Catching A Cobra

2012-10-13T04:49:00Z

Dir: Hala Alabdalla. Syria-France-UAE. 2012. 120mins

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In Search Of Oil & Sand

2012-10-13T03:25:00Z

Dirs: Wael Omar, Philippe Dib. Egypt-UAE. 2012. 58mins

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Moon Man

2012-10-13T02:45:00Z

Dir: Stephen Schesch. Germany-Ireland-France. 2012.  92mins

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American Empire: An Act Of Collective Madness

2012-10-13T00:05:00Z

Dir: Patrea Patrick. US-Canada. 2012. 96mins

News

Abu Dhabi Film Festival underway in style

2012-10-12T09:33:00Z

Stars attend gala opening at Emirates Palace, Richard Gere teases potential feature in the region.

News

Radiant Films International to sell The Citizen

2012-10-11T23:42:00Z

The 3K Pictures drama will screen for buyers after the international premiere on Oct 14 at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.